Jan 8 – Walt Disney receives France’s Legion of Honor Medal

Jan 8 – Walt Disney receives France’s Legion of Honor Medal

In 1936, France awarded Walt Disney the prestigious Legion of Honor Medal. In this episode, we trace the Disney name back to its origins and follow the family’s journey to where they are settled today.

Show Notes :

France’s Legion of Honor Medal :

The Bayeux Tapestry Museum   >  LINK

1946 – Walt Disney visits Ireland  – LINK
On December 12, 1946, Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, visited Ireland, where they were received by President Seán T. O’Kelly and Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. This footage documents their official meetings during the trip

1949 – Disney family footage of Lincolnshire visit  – LINK
In 1949, Walt Disney traveled with his wife, Lillian, and their daughters, Diane and Sharon, to England in search of the Lincolnshire village that inspired the Disney family name. This film captures their visit to Norton Disney, offering a rare glimpse of Walt and his family exploring their ancestral roots.

My Carlow > LINK
A personal blog exploring County Carlow and its surrounding areas in Ireland, created by Malgorzata Gajzler.

Screen Snapshots – Series 22, No. 10 > LINK
Created to mark the 25th anniversary of Screen Snapshots, this edition revisits highlights from the very first installment and pays tribute to the many film figures who passed away over the intervening years. The short concludes with on‑camera acknowledgments of the series from Cecil B. DeMille, Walt Disney, Louella Parsons, and Rosalind Russell.

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Animation Breakdown 1 – 1988 Frankenberry cereal commercial

Animation Breakdown 1 – 1988 Frankenberry cereal commercial

This is the first Animation Breakdown segment from the Animation Today with Mark Pudleiner video series. It originally appeared within the January 1st – Article 2 podcast episode, but this version presents the Breakdown on its own so it can be featured in a dedicated YouTube playlist for the channel.

Show Notes :

The original 1988 30 second commercial :

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JAN 1st – Article 2 – Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN is published

JAN 1st – Article 2 – Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN is published

Join us as we follow Mary Shelley’s creation from page to stage, then onto the silver screen. Along the way, we uncover how the Monster found a second life in animation, appearing in everything from early shorts to modern reinterpretations..

Show Notes :

This original copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus was published anonymously on Jan 1st 1818. It sold at auction for $1.17 million.

1910 The 1st Frankenstein Movie FULL MOVIE > LINK

1931 Frankenstein Movie clip : Meet the Monster > LINK

1933 Mickey’s Gala Premier animated short > LINK

1935 Hollywood Capers animated short > LINK

1938 Have you got any Castles 1938 Animated Short > LINK

1964 The Munsters TV Theme Song > LINK

1974 Young Frankenstein Original Movie Trailer > LINK

1981 Monster of Frankenstein (1981) – TV Special with English Dubbed 1984 version > LINK

1994 Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – The Blind Old Man Scene > LINK

2025 Frankenstein directed by Guillermo del Toro | Official Trailer | Netflix > LINK

ADDITIONAL NOTES added by Viewers

The person sitting next to Buster Keaton in the 1933 animated short ‘ Mickey’s Gaga Premier ‘ is the actor Joe E. Brown.
[ Thanks to Kendra Baxter ]

Joe E Brown Wikipedia page > LINK

ADDITIONAL FRANKENSTEIN ANIMATION :

1948 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein – Opening Credits > LINK
[ Thanks to Kendra Baxter ]

1970 – 72 Groovie Goolies – Opening Theme Song > LINK
Groovie Goolies is an American animated television show that had its original run Saturday mornings on CBS produced by Filmation
[ Thanks to Kendra Baxter ]

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Premiere episode : JAN 1st – The London Times is Born

Premiere episode : JAN 1st – The London Times is Born

The 1st Episode premieres JAN 1st @ 11AM Vancouver Time

Welcome to the very first episode of Animation Today with Mark Pudleiner. We launch on January 1st with our opening article: The London Times is Born.

Show Notes :

The Front page of The London Times – the first edition Jan 1st 1788 :

The First Newspaper in History : The Oxford Gazette in 1665 LINK

Richard Felton Outcault comic Hogans Alley Jan 5th 1896 – Golf – the great society sport as played in Hogan’s Alley

Richard Felton Outcault comic Hogans Alley – The Great Cup race on Reilly’s Pond

Richard Felton Outcault comic Hogans Alley – Aug 9 1896 – Hogan’s Alley Folk have a trolley party in Brooklyn.

Earliest sequential comic in newspaper – Mark Fenderson Jan 1901

Beetle Bailey by Mort Walker

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz – Original Art dated Jan 18th 1959 – Auction selling price Aug 1st 2019

Family Circus by Bil Keane – Jan 29th 1967

Animation to Comic Artists LINKS :

Meowulfsaga  Artist Linda Miller > LINK

Furbabies :   Artist Nancy Beiman. > LINK

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MEMORY LANE # 1 – Dorse Lanpher 1986

MEMORY LANE # 1 – Dorse Lanpher 1986 



















Show Notes :











The Official BLOG of Dorse Lanpher  :   LINK 

Dorse A. Lanpher  IMDB page  :  LINK

Dorse A. Lanpher  LINKEDIN page  :  LINK

‘ FLYIN’ CHUNKS AND OTHER THINGS TO DUCK ‘ Memoirs of a life spent doodling for dollars
By Dorse A. Lanpher > behind the scene stories of being in the animation industry 
Amazon.com  :  LINK

JIM HILL MEDIA article  :  LINK 

DISNEY FANDOM  article  :  LINK

TRADITIONAL ANIMATION article  :  LINK 

CARTOON BREW article  :  LINK





















Here are a few of the photo’s I had taken over the years of Dorse while working at the studios :





1987 Dublin Ireland – SFX Supervisor Dorse Lanpher at work in his office with Animator Tom Hush 
and another crew member [ ? ]





1987 Dublin Ireland – BG Supervisor Don Moore painting Dorse Lanpher’s portrait.





1986 Van Nuys California – In the middle of production for Don Bluth’s animated feature ‘ An American Tail ‘ 
On the left, Producer Gary Goldman’s Assistant Cynthia Ankney takes notes with 
Assistant Director David J. Steinberg and SFX Directing Animator Dorse Lanpher. 
Assistant Director Sue Shakespeare works at her desk in the area known in the studio as ‘ The Music Room ‘.









Meeting Dorse Spring 1985 :





My first encounter with Dorse was Spring 1985 when I had just started my 1st week as a Key Clean Up Artist for Don Bluth’s feature ‘ An American Tail ‘. One of my closest friends from college, Ralph Zondag, had started two weeks earlier so we were the first new Canadians that just joined the crew. At the end of that first week, on the Friday, the entire studio went to a local theater for the company’s first full screening of the movie as it was 50% completed at that point. My Clean Up supervisor Vera offered to drive me to the theater with her husband at the time, Dorse.
Two years earlier I was sitting in college reading the ‘ Don Bluth fan club ‘ newsletter that the studio mailed out to subscribers, and now, here I was driving to the company’s newest in production feature with both Vera and Dorse whom i knew from photos and articles in the newsletter. It was a bit overwhelming to be in this opportunity with artists that were so respected.
After the screening Don Bluth had booked a private room at a restaurant where the leadership of the company could gather and discuss the movie over a meal. As we were leaving the theater, Don told both Ralph and myself, much to our surprise, that we were also invited. Ralph would get a ride to the restaurant with Thad [ head of finance ] and Don would drive me.
I was trying to figure out how all this happened ?
Only a few years earlier after seeing the new feature ‘ The Secret of NIMH ‘ in college and all of us animation students geeking out over how beautiful the animation was, I was now driving in Don’s pickup with just the two of us talking about animation.
In the restaurant both Ralph and myself looked completely out of place but taking in everything that was discussed. It was one of the best nights, everyone was excited about where the movie was headed.
And Dorse would interrupt the conversation various times throughout the meal to ‘ Toast to the Canadians ! ‘ All I could do was smile, it was all too surreal. Those moments I’ll never forget, surrounded by artists that were so passionate about what they were doing and where the future was going.
Thank you Dorse for those ‘ Toasts ‘ and for everyone at that table for including us.





– Mark








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